postGame: Marlins 8 Mets 1
The Mets (88–74) lost to the Marlins (71–91) by the score of 8 to 1 in Shea Stadium this afternoon.
The season is officially over.
For a recap, and boxscore, go to Yahoo! Sports.
…unbelievably, in what could realistically be the final start of his a career, and most likely his final start with the Mets, Tom Glavine allowed seven runs to score before the second out of the first inning…i mean, i’ve never seen anything like it, and was beyond shocked…what’s worse, nobody was up in the bullpen…i’m not saying Willie Randolph should risk blowing out his bullpen’s arm in warm up tosses, but it was pretty clear early on that glavine did not have it, and he needed to take more precaution in what had been an all-or-nothing game…nevertheless, glavine had no command , and was not sharp at all…for gooden’s sake, he hit Dontrelle Willis with the bases loaded…unreal…just a total lack of focus…
…of course, it is not willie’s fault that his fielder’s got confused, and played like Little Leaguers during the first inning, throwing balls over the field…with the Marlins up 1–0 in the first, two runners on and just one out, Cody Ross doubled to right field, Lastings Milledge made a poor throw to Luis Castillo, who made an off-line throw to home, and so the runner scored, then glavine made a bad throw to third, which went by David Wright, and another run scored…no focus, again…
…i’d love to harp on the bad break of Hanley Ramirez being sent to first in the game’s first at-bat, which should never have happened, but, frankly, when you hit the opposing pitcher with the bases loaded, you relinquish all right to complain…what a total disappointment, and you’re reading the writings of a big glavine fan…just brutal…i hate to see him go out this way, but it is what it is…good luck, tommy, and best of luck wherever you end up, be it back here in Shea, in atlanta, or on your sofa…
…emotionally, this game ended in the bottom of the first inning…with the bases loaded, and the Mets down six, Ramon Castro crushed a ball to left field, every one thought it was gone, you, me, the players, castro, the fans in house, and when it dropped in to ross’s glove, instead of beyond the wall, i crashed to my seat, dropped my shoulders and shook my head…i can only speak for myself, but i have a feeling you all did the same…
…over the next four innings, the Mets would go on to leave nine runners on base, while the bullpen actually pitched quite well…it’s odd, in a total reversal, the team’s bullpen looked great, allowing just one run through 8.1 innings pitched, while it was the team’s offense, defense and starting pitcher who melted down…
…listen, this is a tough loss, but, honestly, this division was lost equally over the last seven days, during which they blew lead after lead, while playing below-average teams at home, during which they lost six of seven games…it’s inexcusable, and understandable that they’re going home…i hate to say it…but it is…
